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R. GORNALL.

CASH GARRIRR.

No. 298,688.` y Patented May 13, 1884.

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R. GORNALL.

CASH CARRIER.

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No. 298,688. Patented May 18, 1884.

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R. GORNALL.

CASH CARRIER- No. 298,688. Patented May 18, 1884.

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CASH CARRIER.

Patented May 13, 1884.

r m E RIOI-IARD GORNALL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE A. DUBREUIL, OE SAME PLACE.

CASH-CARRIER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,688, dated May 13, 1884.

Application filed April 3, 1884. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whon/t it may concern:

Be it known that I, Brennan GORNALL, of Baltimore, in theState of Maryland, have iuvented a new and useful Improvement in Cash- Carriers; and I do hereby declare'that the following is a l'ull, clear, and exact description of the same.

' My invention relates to cash-cars of that class in which the car frame or pouch travels upon a wire stretched between fixed supports from the desk of the cashier to the point where the salesman can have convenient access to it. It is also applicable to street-cars for conveying change to the driver when no conductor is employed.

Heretofore cars have been arranged to run upon wires stretched in this way, the cars be-l ing propelled by pushing them from one point t0 the other. This requires great tension upon the wire, in order that it may be practically horizontally straight, and the cars or other vehicles must be supported upon a frame provided with wheels, all of suitable weight and moving with suitable momentum. In practice, also, they move somewhat slow, and they strike with force against the stop by which they are arrested.

'Ihe object of my improvement is the more speedy and convenient transfer of the cars from one point to the other. To this end I organize the apparatus so that the car or pouch, whether suspended upon the endless cord or wire which impels it or upon an auxiliary supporting-wire, shall be freely moving and capable of being sent quickly from one end to another by a whirl of the impellingwheel without any obstruction, and maybe returned by reverse movement of the same wheel.

My invention consists, mainly, in combining a movable bag, pouch, or car and an endless cord or wire running over wheels or pulleys on the end, one or both of the pulleys being provided with means whereby it' may be rotated to move the bag, pouch, or car, said endless cord, band, or wire and bag or car being used with or without a stretched supporting wire or band.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l shows my apparatus in side elevation. Fig.

2 is a front elevation of Fig. 1, with apart 5o broken away on the line a: w. Eig. 3 is a per spective view of the bell and part of the bracket. Fig. 4. is a rear view of the bell and its standard. Fig. 5 shows the cornerturning device. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the ap- 55 paratus when used with the fixed wire. Fig. 7 shows the band in detail. Fig. 8 shows the form of pouch.` Figs. 9, l0, 11, and 12 show details of modification of impelling mechanism.

I have hereinafterI described my invention in connection with the details of construction shown in the drawings; but I wish it to be understood I do not confine myself to these details beyond what I have hereinafter pointed out in the claims, as such details may be changed without departing from the spirit of my invention. A`

In the drawings, A represents a light wire stretched between the termini, which termini 7o are usually a point over the cashiers desk at one end andthe point over the position of the salesman at the other. Of course a number of these wires may be used in one store; but I have described only one, as others would be mere duplicates of this.

Upon a standard, d, on the bracket B is mounted a light wheel, D. This wheel I make of metal in the following manner: I use alight metal rim, e, which may be spun with a groove 8o and spokes f, whichl may be either solid or tubular. These are set in the hub E, which l turns on a pivot, y, and has fixed to it a pulley, G. The wheel, however, may be made of other material; but it is essential that it should 8 5 be reasonably light. This pulley G is connected to another pulley, G', by means of an endless cord or band, h. The pulley G has its bearings in a strong support, H, the shank of which is provided with a thumb-nut, by 9c means of which the endless cord or band h may be tightened. This wheel is located at a point over the position of the salesman, andA the cord h is brought down to the position convenient to his hand, so that by pulling down one side of the cord 7L he may move the car in one direction, and by pulling down the other side he' may move it in another direction.

I have shown as a support for the car, pouch, or other receptacle a light frame, K, and a very light flexible wire band or cord, l, is attached to this frame at a point, 1, and passes over the wheel D, and thence to a wheel, M, mounted upon a bracket, N, placed over the cashiers desk, and thence the wire passes to ythe other end of the frame K, where it is attached to the point 2, so that with the frame Vit forms an endless circuit of wire band or cord, the frame being in the circuit. For heavier packages than ordinary change and memoranda, I may use a wire, A, attaching it for convenience to the bracket N, which supports the wheel IVI, this bracket being secured to any suitable support.

n It will be kapparent that the movement of the frame K, it being without wheels and consequently light, is without much momentum, and in either direction is under the control of the operator. In order to bring the wires closely together and in parallel lines, I provide passes.

.an idle-wheel, m, mounted upon the standard n on the main bracket B; but I do not conne myself to the use of this. The standard and wheel also serve another important purpose, in this manner: I slot the standard and attach it to the bracket by' a thumb-nut, so that it can be adjusted up and down, and by this adjustment I put any desired tension upon the wire band or cord Z.

In order that the cashier may be notied when the cash is started toward him, and the Vsalesman may be notified when the change is returned, I provide a bell, O, mounted upon -a standard, o. A hammer, I), is mounted upon an arm, p, pivoted at 3, with a spring, q, to return it to vertical position. The pivot 3 is mounted in suitable brackets, and' from it depends an arm, 4, through an open slot in the lower end of which the wire band or cordZ A bead, 5, is fastened in the wire band orcord Z at a point nearly equal to the space over which thecar passes from bracket to bracket. Therefore, as the car approaches the bracket N, the bead 5 will be moving from right to left on Fig. l toward the slotted arm 4, and as it strikes the slotted end it turns it aside and slips over the ends, causing the bell to strike. This notifies the cashier of the approach of the car. After the cashier has put in the change, he gives the car a slight movement toward the salesman, and this immedi- V ately causes the bead to approach the arm 4,

going from left to right in Fig. 1, which again rings the bell to notify the salesman ofthe change being ready to be returned.

It is not intended that the car or pouch will be returned to `the position of the salesman by the movement which is given to it by the cashier. It is moved by the cashier only enough to start it, and thus to ring the bell. When the salesman has been notied by the ringing of the bell thatg the change has been placed in the pouch or car, he then draws upon the endless cord or band and pulls the car o r pouch back to its position.

The main driving-wheel D may be one foot (more or less) in diameter, and as the impelling endless band or cord h passes over the small pulley fixed to the hub of this wheel it is driven rapidly by pulling the endless band or cord down, and thus the car or pouch is allowed to pass with great speed from the one terminus to another. In order to prevent too sudden a stop, Iplace alight spr-ing upon each end of the frame, and this, when it comes in contact with the bracket, takes up the shock and prevents' the noise which would otherwise result from the shock.

As before intimated,I propose to use the supporting-wire A for the heavier packages; but I may use it for simply cash-carrying.

I have described a supporting-wire as being in the form of an ordinary round wire; but, instead of this, I may use a ribbon or strap of steel set on edge, and this under certain circumstances is an advantage, as in this form it can be carried around suitable pulleys,so as to turn around a corner, which is required in some stores.

In stores where it would be necessary to carry the track or wire around a corner I must use the ribbon or strap above mentioned, and I have shown means for accomplishing the turning of the corners in Fig. 5. A bracket, E, is fixed upon the wall, and the ribbontrack Z is attached by screws or rivets, the edges of the ribbon extending above and below the bracket-arms, as'shown in Fig. 5. The frame K, instead of a simple hole for the passage of the wire, has in this case a slot open in one side for the strap, .as shown at F, Fig. 7, the opening in the side allowing the frame to pass the bracket. The ribbon or strap is connected to the bracket at the ends by means of a round extension, E, connected to the projection of the bracket in the manner described for the wire. The traction-'wire Z is carried around the corner by means of small grooved pulleys o o, set on the bracket.

In Fig. 6 I have shown an arrangement of the cord or wire Z different from that shown in Fig. l-that is to say, the wire or band A is omitted and the cord or wireZ is made to carry the load. The return of the wire or cord is also over an elevated pulley, p, by means of which it may be taken up out of the way.

I have described the apparatus. as applied toa store, but it may be used advantageously in other situations. For example, it may be used without material change in a street-car in which there is no conductor, the endless wire with the carrier, either with or without the supporting-wire, being arranged on each side or in the middle of the upper part of the car, so that the passengers may place the tickets or change in the pouch or car, which pouch or car may be drawn forward by the driver and return when the change is made or for IOO IIO

other tickets. I have not deemed it necessary to show this application, as it may be done without changing the substantial features of the apparatus already described.

In Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12 I have shown a modified mechanism for operating the drivewheelD. ThisconsistsofaspoohQ,connectedto the hub of wheel D by a ratchet and pawl, Figs. l() and l1. A cord, 10, with handle, serves to turn the spool, the pawl then engaging with the ratchet and turning the drive-wheel. Vhen the cord 10 is released, a weight, 11, on a cord, l2, which is wound on another section of the spool, turns the spool back and winds up the cord l0, so that the movement may be indefinitely repeated7 the Wheel kept constantly moving.

In operation the cary or other receptacle may be run with great speed, as the wheel and impelling mechanism are not incumbered except by the very slight weight and friction arising from the car and cord or Wire, and the car may be sent by an impetus given to the driving-wheel.

I do not claim the horizontal wire with the freely moving car running on Wheels; nor do I claim, broadly, a car drawn on a Wire from point t0 point. l

I claim as my inventionl. The endless cord or wire, combined with the driving-wheel at one end and a supporting-wheel at the other, a frame adapted to support the car or pouch included in the endless wire or cord, the wheels and cord or Wire be Aing adapted to move freely, and freely-moving devices connected to the driving-wheel and pulley G, arranged within reach of the salesman, whereby the car or pouch may be propelled in either direction, substantially as described.

ing devices connected to the driving-vvheel and pulley G, arranged Within reach of the p salesman, whereby the car or propelled in either direction, and a bell provided with a lever adapted to be operated by the bead upon the wire, substantially as described.

3. The endless cord or wire, combined with the driving-wheel at one end and a supportingwlieel at the other, a frame adapted to support the car or pouch included in the endless Wire or cord, the wheels and cord or Wire being adapted to move freely, and freely-moving devices connected to the driving-wheel and pulley G, arranged within reach ofthe salesman, whereby the car or pouch may be propelled in either direction, and a Wire or band, Z, substantially as described.

4L. In combination, the cord or wire Z, its supporting and driving Wheel, a bell mounted upon the bracket near the driving-wheel, and a bead upon the cord or wire Z, adapted to operate the bell through the slotted arm 4:, all substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Ihave si gned, my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

RICHARD GORNALL.

pouch may be Witnesses J. B. THoMPsoN, F. L. MiDDLn'roN. 

